ATM fees skyrocketing in Australia

January 27, 2006

(Sydney) Herald Sun: Australians are paying almost $600 million a year to withdraw money from ATMs, and that figure is set to soar. Banks made $583 million…

Diebold prepares for new $10 bill

January 27, 2006

Japanese bank to allow cell phone ATM access

January 27, 2006

Engadget: Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Bank plans to let customers access ATMs via cell phones this fall. The bank will use NTT's FeliCa e-wallet, a near-field…

Westpac under fire for ATM fee rise

January 27, 2006

The Age: Australia's federal treasurer Peter Costello has advised Westpac bank customers to take their business elsewhere. Starting in April, the bank is…

Reverse vending, cash management highlighted in Europe

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

January 26, 2006

PADERBORN, Germany - Reverse vending and integrated retail solutions are garnering attention in Europe. For the majority of western and central Europe, reverse…

Moving money: Transaction innovators to speak at SSKS

January 25, 2006

Industry leaders Palm Desert National Bank and St. Clair Interactive Communications will showcase their latest self-service innovations at February's The Self…

Visa changes ads, logo

January 25, 2006

USA Today: Beginning next month, Visa is dropping its ad campaign featuring such stars as Yao Ming, Derek Jeter, Donald Trump, Martin Sheen and Kevin Bacon. A…

Backward PIN would alert police

January 25, 2006

Asbury Park Press: An Illinois entrepreneur says he has developed a safe way for victims to withdraw money and notify police at the same time. Joseph Zingher…

ATMIA conference to focus on channel optimization, security

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

ATM deployers, manufacturers and software specialists from across the globe will gather Feb. 15-17 in Orlando, Fla., for the seventh annual ATMIA Conference…

Systech, CDS announce IP-based ATM services

January 22, 2006

SAN DIEGO - Systech Corp. announced an alliance with Columbus Data Services to convert dial-up ATM transactions to IP-based transactions. According to a news…

Kahuna Business Group CEO publishes book

January 19, 2006

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - ATM visionary Frank F. Lunn wrote a book about his experiences as president and chief executive of Kahuna Business Group. According to a…

Felix Group intros Max Box ATM

January 19, 2006

CHESIRE, England - Felix Group Plc. is expected to launch its Max Box ATM brand Jan. 24-26 in London at the ATEI trade show. The new Max Box kiosks will…

NetBank buys independent portfolio

January 19, 2006

JACKSON, Miss.- NetBank Payment Systems Inc., the nation's third-largest ATM deployer and a subsidiary of NetBank, has expanded its market presence through the…

Kentucky bank signs with Elan

January 18, 2006

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Elan Financial Services has been named The Bankers' Bank of Kentucky's preferred provider of ATM, debit and credit card services.

Brown named president of Louisiana community bank

January 18, 2006

NEW ORLEANS - J. Michael Brown, former president and chief executive of Innovus Inc., has been named president of First Bank and Trust, a community bank with…

e-pay Asia joins Malaysian ATM network

January 18, 2006

Yahoo Singapore: e-pay Asia's subsidiary, e-pay Sdn. Bhd., has formed a strategic alliance with Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn. Bhd. to offer prepaid…

First American Bank goes with remote key loading of ATMs

January 18, 2006

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Elk Grove, Ill.-based First American Bank, a privately held full-service bank with more than $2 billion in assets, installed the A98 Initial…

ATM owners rush to fix machines for smaller bills

January 18, 2006

JoongAng Daily: Korea's central bank and local companies should spend more than 200 billion won (U.S. $203 million) readjusting their ATMs to accept the new…

Oberthur tosses wrench in smart-card merger

January 17, 2006

Bank Systems & Technology: Oberthur Card Systems (Paris) may challenge the proposed merger between its smart card rivals Axalto and Gemplus. The company…

Bob Cannon: Entrepreneur, ATM pioneer and visionary dies after battling cancer

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

January 17, 2006

The sudden death of ATM industry pioneer Bob Cannon has left a void. Widely recognized as a forefather in the ISO space, Cannon helped develop a market segment…